Reflectors- I found using reflectors quite fun and really useful. It was a way to introduce light into the photograph without using a flash or seperate light source. Reflectos can be used to reflect, direct or diffuse the light.
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This studio photograph, we introduced a white reflector to get more light on the left side of his face. The direct light which is to the viewers right, made the contrast between the left and right side quite strong. In introducing the reflector, more light was brought into the left side of his face and the contrast was toned down quite a lot. The light is a lot more even across his face now because of the use of the reflector.
Where the white reflector brought in the same colour light that was already being projected, other reflectors can be used to bring in different kinds of light tones. A gold reflector will bring in warmth to an image, a silver reflector brings in a cool reflective light that is quite bright. The black brings in a toned down light and if you hold the opaque reflector up in front of a studio light, it can be used to subdue the light and make it softer, similar to using a soft box. It can be used in the same way to block the sun and diffuse the light in a photograph.
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